Frequency and predictors of anxiety and depression among pregnant women attending tertiary healthcare institutes of Quetta City, Pakistan

Table 3 Association between study questions and demographic variables

Question	P-value**
Question	Age	Education	Occupation	Monthly Income	Locality	Ethnicity	No of children
I feel tense and ‘wound up’:	**0.021 φc = 0.192***	0.710	0.494	0.245	0.418	0.604	< 0.001* φc = 0.180
I still enjoy the things I used to enjoy:	0.003* φc = 0.012	0.064	0.523	0.918	0.457	0.719	0.006* φc = 0.092
I get a sort of frightened feeling as if something awful is about to happen:	0.193	0.077	0.513	0.031	0.257	0.328	0.656
I can laugh and see the funny side of things:	0.432	0.087	0.339	0.913	0.322	0.601	0.305
Worrying thoughts go through my mind:	0.431	0.016* φc = 0.100	0.009* φc = 0.088	0.001* φc = 0.101	0.004* φc = 0.133	0.068	0.425
I feel cheerful:	**0.006 φc = 0.215***	0.913	0.282	< 0.001* φc = 0.225	0.101	0.856	< 0.001* φc = 0.213
I can sit at ease and feel relaxed:	0.676	0.173	0.343	0.335	0.656	0.309	0.630
I feel as if I am slowed down:	0.917	0.112	0.319	0.143	0.302	0.171	0.809
I get a sort of frightened feeling like “butterflies” in the stomach:	0.684	0.067	0.238	0.250	0.744	0.230	0.064
I have lost interest in my appearance:	0.075	0.131	0.254	0.724	0.194	0.204	0.117
I feel restless as I have to be on the move:	0.109	0.303	0.228	0.801	0.322	0.068	0.213
I look forward with enjoyment to things:	0.453	0.323	0.998	0.103	0.071	0.415	0.701
I get sudden feeling of panic:	0.007* φc = 0.198	0.264	0.341	0.001* φc = 0.167	0.443	0.072	0.200
I can enjoy a good book or radio or TV program:	0.003* φc = 0.212	< 0.001* φc = 0.243	0.667	0.004* φc = 0.245	0.525	0.228	0.355

*Phi/Cremer V (where appropriate; interpreted by Cohen, Jacob, 1988, Statistical power and analysis for the behavioral sciences (2nd ed.), Hillsdale, N.J., Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc)
**Chi square test

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